The Fetishisation of the Printed Form
I watched a discussion at the Independent Publishing Conference where a panellist said he didn’t believe in the ‘fetishisation’ of the print book as a reason readers preferred it over … Continued
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Justifying Structure
How are you going to tell your story? Most authors won’t even think about it. They’ll just sit down and write, and let their story take its own form. It … Continued
Pop Your Bubble!
The best way you can learn to write is by writing. It doesn’t matter how much theory you gorge on, until you execute, until you learn how to articulate your … Continued
The Measure of Success
What is the measure of success as a writer? If I could grant you success, what would your definition be? Everybody measures success differently, but here are some possible definitions: … Continued
The Length of Things
One of the greatest freedoms we have as writers is determining the length of our article/story/book/novel. Screenwriting has constraints. Generally, it’s accepted that one page will equal one minute of … Continued
Stretch
If you’re a writer, you’re just about guaranteed one thing in this life. Can you guess what it is? Publication? Fame? Riches? To be read? To share stories with the … Continued
Issue Seven Launches!
It’s a story that many of our regular readers will be familiar with: way back towards the end of 2008, a group of us – four writers and one illustrator/photographer … Continued
Honesty
Here’s a question: when you write, do you write freely and without inhibition? Be honest. Your impulse might be to say you do. But think about it. Think about your … Continued